The new year brings new lockers to St. Andrew’s students, but which position you are assigned causes some debate locker accessibility is affected by where your locker is.
Each year in high school, students are assigned different locker positions. One of these students was senior, Conner Stallings; over his high school years, Stallings has been assigned all of the different locker positions.
“I’ve had them all at this point,” Stallings said, “9th grade I had top, 10th grade I had bottom, 11th grade I had top, and now 12th grade I have top.” Although everyone has different opinions on which is best, the majority of students as well as Stallings would say “My favorite would have to be top, easily.”
Lockers at St. Andrew’s are a place where students can store their belongings so they don’t have to carry all of their books around all the time. The locker areas are also places for students to hang out with friends and an easy and quick way to get materials between classes. But oftentimes, the locker areas get cluttered with students and/or backpacks. So when asked which locker was most ideal in these situations Stallings said, “I would try to get a corner without a wall because nobody will ever be in your way. There’ll be people under you, but you just stand over them.” Stallings has a unique and detailed perspective because not many people want a corner locker.
Now that we know a little more about the student view of lockers, let’s take a look at how they’re assigned. Upper School Administrative Assistant, Vicky Clanton is in charge of assigning lockers. “I assign lockers based on the student’s height,” Clanton said. But like a lot of things not everything is always perfect. Sometimes students are not 100% content with their lockers, but switching with a friend is always an option. “If students are unhappy with their lockers,” Clanton said, “both students who want to switch lockers have to contact me to make that happen.”
Lockers are a place where students store their belongings but for some students, lockers are just a box with a number. “I have not touched my locker since 9th grade,” Stallings said, “I got my backpack.”